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That's exactly how the program is supposed to work, says Therese Dooley, a senior adviser for UNICEF's Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) project. "Kids are the key because they are great at carrying messages," Dooley tells TIME. For years, WASH has been trying to educate people, particularly in developing countries, about the benefits of a simple action like washing hands with soap. Diligent washing, especially at critical times (like after going to the bathroom and before meals, for example), helps reduce the rate of diarrheal disease by more than...
Lenis and Dooley are still wary of the short-term data on Bolivia's descending rates of diarrheal disease; it remains to be seen whether the trend will hold up. But the findings "make a lot of sense, because behavior change like increased hand-washing happens quicker when there is a perceived threat," says Dooley. She says she has not seen similar data regarding a drop in rates of diarrheal or other diseases on an H1N1 timeline from other countries (though at least one news report suggests that increased hand-washing due to H1N1 has led to a sharp reduction...
...original version of this article misspelled the surname of UNICEF's Therese Dooley...
...Erik Darling, 74, was a member of four significant folk groups: the Folksay Trio, whose version of Tom Dooley was imitated by the Kingston Trio in their first hit single; the Tarriers (a threesome that included the young Alan Arkin), whose The Banana Boat Song, aka Day-O, was a top-of-the-pops calypso hit; the Weavers, with Darling replacing Pete Seeger in 1958; and the Rooftop Singers, which had a No.1 pop hit with Darling's 12-string-guitar arrangement of Walk Right In. One way Darling wasn't a regimental folkie: his politics were libertarian...
...owned station, which lies a short walk away from Harvard’s athletic fields, has been in its current location since 1948. “Harvard has expressed some interest in our property, but we have no deal with the university,” WBZ spokeswoman Ro Dooley Webster told The Crimson yesterday. Piette told the Globe that talks have included a possible land swap during which WBZ would be relocated to other land that Harvard owns. Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) spokeswoman Jessica Shumaker said that the city is not opposed to a possible deal at this point, although...